Posted on 06/21/2006 1:06:14 PM PDT by Ramcat
On Tuesday to reporters, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen referred to Chicago Sun-Times columnist and Around the Horn contributor Jay Mariotti as a derogatory name for a homosexual.
Angry with a recent column by Mariotti critical of Guillen's handling of recently demoted relief pitcher Sean Tracey and upset with Mariotti with columns of the past, Guillen said to reporters when referring to Mariotti before Tuesday's game with the Cardinals, "What a piece of [expletive] he is, [expletive] fag."
"I don't have anything against those people. In my country, you call someone something like that and it is not the same as it is in this country." Ozzie Guillen Mariotti was covering the NBA Finals Tuesday night and was not present to hear what Guillen said.
Columnist Greg Couch of the Sun-Times wrote a column Wednesday in response, calling for commissioner Bud Selig to suspend Guillen for his use of a "hurtful homophobic" term.
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So? All the sportswriters at the L.A. Times are gay. Except for T. J. Simers. He's a bestialist.
Being called a "homosexual" isn't a slur enough?..........
On the other hand, he's insulted the MSM and Hollywood's favorite special interest group.
A tough call.
Queer is acceptable to Fags.
He gets away with it. But he's already gotten into some hot water earlier this season. As long as the White Sox keep winning, he'll be okay. But if things go South the ownership will be a lot less tolerant of his big mouth.
"Ozzie Guillen is a Communist"
So why manage here and not in Castro's paradise?
He maintains a residence in Venezuela and is an ardent supporter of Chavez - it wouldn't surprise me if he got a job managing the Venezuelan national team after he exits the MLB. As Cuba shows, if you're in good with the maximum Leader, you'll prosper no matter how bad things get.
"after he exits the MLB"
After offending the homosexual lobby, could be pretty soon.
Any sports fan in Chicago knows that mariotti is an inveterate a$$hole -- like most reporters.
Go Sox!
I hate sports columnists. They're the guys who didn't get picked for the team in high schools, and some were even cheerleaders.
What about pillow-biter???
I have to side with Ozzie on this one - hell, in a movie Sean Penn got to refer to his surfing opponents "They're all fags, man!!!!" so why can't Ozzie use the F-word?
Paging Rush Limbaugh.. Is Rush in the building... No?
Paging Al Campanis... Is Al in the building.. No?
Paging Nick "the Greek" Snyder... Is Nick in the builidng.. No?
Paging Dusty Baker... Is Dusty in the building... "I'm still here, in Chicago"
Paging Ozzie Guillen... I Ozzie in the building... "I'm still here, in Chicago"
Being a Democrat means never having to pay the price for stupid or criminal things you do or say.
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